Flight from Vienna(1956)
A Hungarian Secret Service official attempts to defect the country and earn political asylum in the West.
Movie: Flight from Vienna
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Col. Sandor Kosice
Capt. Philip J. Lawton
Col. George Gordon
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A Hungarian Secret Service official attempts to defect the country and earn political asylum in the West.
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1956-01-31
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